the title of this blog is irrelevant…i think april decided that He probably did, though.
We went to the market in Masaya today. When we arrived I began my search for a Nicaragua flag. There were many flags, but I was being cheap and tried to haggle them until I just quit. There were souvenirs galore and I did not find anything I wanted. Every person I passed asked me if I wanted to buy something. Literally, every person. I began to not even answer. After thirty minutes, I had seen everything. Jenny and I decided to venture off to another part of the market. We ended up in a meat market. The smell was horrendous. I tried to use my spanglish and ask where the tourist market was and everyone gave us answers…none of which brought us back. We just kept walking. It was pouring down rain and our clothes were soaked. Jenny offered a little hope by saying, “we have an hour to find our way back.” I took another breath and kept walking. Finally, someone understood me and sent us in the right direction. Then, we saw Zachary and Blair. We followed behind them and Zachary said Blair was buying socks. I thought that was a little weird, but we kept following them.
I understood it all when I saw Blair with the pair of socks, a new pair of tennis shoes and the most precious Nicaraguan boy wearing green flip flops four sizes too small.
My heart just melted. My leader was acting like Jesus. That is what this life is all about. No matter where we are or what we are doing. We are supposed to be asking the Lord to speak and then obeying. We prayed with the little boy (Michael) and I once again tried to use the little Spanish words I know and tell him about Jesus.
We asked him to help us find coca light and even though there was none to be found we settled for a coke. Of course, there was an open Spanish Bible on the table. Blair shared with Michael, “And how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” Romans 10.15
Then, Marvin (a guy they previously met) sat with us and I read him some scripture. After I spilled my coke and the waitress had to wipe it up, she started speaking very fast and flipping through the Bible. She asked me to read Marcos 10.24… “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God…Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for gospel who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters ans mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first. ”
One thing I have learned is that confirmation is good. I am almost sure my first blog included this scripture.
My insecurities are leading me away from being vulnerable in my blogs, but here goes my heart. It has been so heavy with this weird thought of, “i don´t want to miss this life.” I do not know if that even makes sense, but I want to follow Jesus. I want to walk in the Spirit. I want to ask the Lord to speak. Hear Him speak and then do it. I want those things. I have been experiencing the Spirit and I thank God He does not leave me where I am. This afternoon was great for me to see the God working. He is carrying out His will and He wants me to be a part of it.
